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CHI
2011
ACM
13 years 4 months ago
Feedlack detects missing feedback in web applications
While usability methods such as user studies and inspections can reveal a wide range of problems, they do so for only a subset of an application’s features and states. We presen...
Andrew J. Ko, Xing Zhang
CHI
2011
ACM
13 years 4 months ago
Informing decisions: how people use online rating information to make choices
In this paper we investigate how people use online rating information to inform decision making. We examine whether a theory of searching for information to discriminate between a...
Stelios Lelis, Andrew Howes
CHI
2011
ACM
13 years 4 months ago
GreenHat: exploring the natural environment through experts' perspectives
We present GreenHat, an interactive mobile learning application that helps students learn about biodiversity and sustainability issues in their surroundings from experts’ points...
Kimiko Ryokai, Lora Oehlberg, Michael Manoochehri,...
CHI
2011
ACM
13 years 4 months ago
OldGen: mobile phone personalization for older adults
Mobile devices are currently difficult to customize for the usability needs of elderly users. The elderly are instead referred to specially designed “senior phones” or softwar...
Alex Olwal, Dimitris Lachanas, Ermioni Zacharouli
CHI
2011
ACM
13 years 4 months ago
The reading desk: applying physical interactions to digital documents
Reading is increasingly being performed interactively on-screen; for instance, new novels are now routinely released in electronic format for viewing on PCs and mobile devices. Un...
Jennifer Pearson, George Buchanan, Harold W. Thimb...
CHI
2011
ACM
13 years 4 months ago
Placing a value on aesthetics in online casual games
Game designers frequently invest in aesthetic improvements such as music, sound effects, and animations. However, their exact value for attracting and retaining players remains un...
Erik Andersen, Yun-En Liu, Rich Snider, Roy Szeto,...
CHI
2011
ACM
13 years 4 months ago
LiquidText: a flexible, multitouch environment to support active reading
Active reading, involving acts such as highlighting, writing notes, etc., is an important part of knowledge workers’ activities. Most computer-based active reading support seeks...
Craig S. Tashman, W. Keith Edwards
CHI
2011
ACM
13 years 4 months ago
TorusDesktop: pointing via the backdoor is sometimes shorter
When pointing to a target on a computer desktop, we may think we are taking the shortest possible path. But new shortcuts become possible if we allow the mouse cursor to jump from...
Stéphane Huot, Olivier Chapuis, Pierre Drag...
CHI
2011
ACM
13 years 4 months ago
Opportunities for computing technologies to support healthy sleep behaviors
Getting the right amount of quality sleep is a key aspect of good health, along with a healthy diet and regular exercise. Human-computer interaction (HCI) researchers have recentl...
Eun Kyoung Choe, Sunny Consolvo, Nathaniel F. Wats...